tights A2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈtaɪts/ UK /taɪts/ See IPA manual Freq #13640 Meanings 1 noun A close-fitting garment that covers the legs, hips, and feet, worn mainly by women and girls. She wore a warm pair of black tights under her skirt. 2 noun A similar close-fitting garment worn by dancers and acrobats. The ballet dancers wore white tights for the performance. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a close-fitting garment... pantyhose 2 noun · a similar close-fitting... leotards Etymology AI details From tight + -s. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tights **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtaɪts/ **IPA (UK):** /taɪts/ **Frequency rank:** 13640 ## Meanings 1. A close-fitting garment that covers the legs, hips, and feet, worn mainly by women and girls. 2. A similar close-fitting garment worn by dancers and acrobats. ## Examples - She wore a warm pair of black tights under her skirt. - The ballet dancers wore white tights for the performance. ## Etymology From tight + -s. ## AI Etymology Tights is from tight + -s. The surface analysis is tight + -s. In present-day use, it can mean a close-fitting garment that covers the legs, hips, and feet, worn mainly by women and girls, or a similar close-fitting garment worn by dancers and acrobats. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown